Dallas County, Texas

25 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,603,816
Median household income: $74,149
Median home value: $277,900

Home to 2,603,816 residents, Dallas County is one of Texas's counties. 25 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $74,149 is in line with the Texas median ($76,292).

From 2019 to 2023, Dallas County's population held roughly steady from 2,606,868 to 2,603,816, while its median household income rose 24.4% from $59,607 to $74,149.

14.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.65 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,603,816
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $74,149
Median home value: $277,900
Median gross rent: $1,469
Housing units: 1,053,471
Homeownership rate: 50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,606,8682,603,816

Median household income

$59,607$74,149

Median home value

$174,900$277,900

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,469

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,606,868	$59,607	$174,900	$1,105
2020	2,622,634	$61,870	$193,900	$1,159
2021	2,604,722	$65,011	$213,000	$1,233
2022	2,604,053	$70,732	$252,200	$1,374
2023	2,603,816	$74,149	$277,900	$1,469

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	180,240	6.9%
5 to 17	481,587	18.5%
18 to 24	248,650	9.5%
25 to 34	428,929	16.5%
35 to 44	359,127	13.8%
45 to 54	317,701	12.2%
55 to 64	288,590	11.1%
65 to 74	187,595	7.2%
75 and over	111,397	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	705,258	27.1%
Black or African American	578,968	22.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,947	0.2%
Asian	176,404	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,204	0.0%
Some other race	8,337	0.3%
Two or more races	67,703	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,061,995	40.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate22.5%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	310,199	18.3%
High school graduate	380,799	22.5%
Some college or associate's	412,259	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	363,144	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	226,938	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	912,590	70.4%
Carpooled	143,277	11.1%
Public transit	21,175	1.6%
Walked	20,150	1.6%
Bicycle	1,844	0.1%
Worked from home	179,705	13.9%
Other means	17,018	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	218,103	19.5%
15 to 29 min	421,969	37.8%
30 to 44 min	291,380	26.1%
45 to 59 min	98,730	8.8%
60+ min	85,872	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 14.0% (359,950 of 2,573,491)

	Count	Share
Family households	609,578	62.7%
Nonfamily households	362,112	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	971,690	92.2%
Vacant	81,781	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	493,453	50.8%
Renter-occupied	478,237	49.2%

1-unit, detached52.1%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units20.6%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	548,642	52.1%
1-unit, attached	40,018	3.8%
2 to 4 units	61,507	5.8%
5 to 19 units	168,652	16.0%
20 or more units	216,909	20.6%
Mobile home & other	17,743	1.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 48113
State: Texas
Land area: 873 sq mi
Water area: 35 sq mi
Center point: 32.7670, -96.7784

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